Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 44
... pow'rs of verse , Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires ; Place me where winter breathes its keenest air , And I will sing if liberty be there , And I will sing at liberty's dear feet , In ...
... pow'rs of verse , Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires ; Place me where winter breathes its keenest air , And I will sing if liberty be there , And I will sing at liberty's dear feet , In ...
Page 80
... pow'rs to feed Their noxious growth , starve ev'ry better seed . Not that I mean t ' approve or would enforce A superstitious and monastic course : Truth is not local , God alike pervades And fills the world of traffic and the shades ...
... pow'rs to feed Their noxious growth , starve ev'ry better seed . Not that I mean t ' approve or would enforce A superstitious and monastic course : Truth is not local , God alike pervades And fills the world of traffic and the shades ...
Page 142
... pow'rs of art , The pencil , or the pen , may trace the scene ! Here glitt'ring turrets rise , upbearing high ( Fantastic misarrangement ) on the roof Large growth of what may seem the sparkling trees , And shrubs of fairy land . The ...
... pow'rs of art , The pencil , or the pen , may trace the scene ! Here glitt'ring turrets rise , upbearing high ( Fantastic misarrangement ) on the roof Large growth of what may seem the sparkling trees , And shrubs of fairy land . The ...
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On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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